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Latakia

Latakia · Syria
City population
709,000
#4
in Syria
#1
in Latakia
#778
worldwide
DamascusLatakia
35.531, 35.791 · 229 km from Damascus
City population
709,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Syria
#4
of 88 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#778
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Syria
2.8%
of the national population

About Latakia

At 29 m above sea level, Latakia is Syria's fourth-largest city by population, with 709,000 residents and a 2.8% share of the national population. Located 229 km from Damascus, it sits among several smaller cities within 63 km: Jablah (65,915), Bāniyās (39,066), Jisr ash Shughūr (39,311), and Samandağ (123,447).

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Syria
#4of 88
LargestSmallest
Position in Latakia
#1of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Syria
Region
Latakia
Rank in region
#1of 3
Distance to capital
229 km
to Damascus
Elevation
29 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Damascus
Coordinates
35.531, 35.791
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 88 in Syria

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

16KMBurj Islām30K people23KMJablah66K people41KMBāniyās39K people57KMJisr ash Shughūr39K people63KMSamandağ123K people · Turkey

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Latakia709K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Latakia compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Latakia709K

Latakia Population FAQ

What is the population of Latakia?

Latakia has a city population of 709,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Latakia?

Latakia is in Latakia, Syria, 229 km from the capital, Damascus. Its coordinates are 35.531, 35.791.

How big is Latakia compared with other cities in Syria?

It is the 4th largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Syria, holding 2.8% of the national population.

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